The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-07
THE KEYNOTE STRUCK
BY THE DEMOCRACY or THE CRY

BY THE DEMOCRACY OF THE CITY
At n Ward Meeting las. EveninE-The sug.
gestion Meetings UntutersRting Except
"a In tlia ono Case -"Lists Of Fellows
Ms Long ms your Leg Suggested.
The Democracy held suggestion meet
inys" in several wards last night. In the
Second John o. pendleton, Esq, presided,
and 4. H. Gillespie acted as Secretary.
Nobody was found who took enough In.
terest in 1t TO tell any Of tho nance sug.
gested. A man who. WAS at the Sixth
ward assemblsge was seen atter 1t ad'
journed, and asked what was done. "Oh,"
sstd ie, "daraei II l know, ercep. nomi.
nsto g string OF fellows as longs your
leg" w.
Tho interesting meeting wa3 that Of the
Fourth ward uuterri6ed, who assembled
In the Police Court room. This was the
largest ward meeting yet, and tho most
enjoyable for Republican bystander,
City Solicitor O. Keetfo presided and Frank
Daley acted as secretary. When 1t WAY
aScartaiuel that Peter Fersell and Uncls
John Boring were there, the work Of got.
ting up catalogue Of eligible gentlemen
WAS begun. e -S EHiE.4' f.NR
For the First Branch OF Council Fred.
! happy. Charles Smith, John Boring and
Peter Ferrell were mined. but It WAS an.
nounced that Mr.. Fesrell's term does not
xpire this year. MIR. Smiths name was
Withdrawn. and Mr.. Boring positively de.
clined. On the several motions Of Mr..
Peter Terrell, these declarations were per.
mitted, and Mr.. Happy was left the sole
"suggeatee." GiNIfi ~
| Eur the Second Branch Frank Smith,
Jsnes Cray, Alex. Young, Robert Pecari
and John Boring were named. Then g
young man nominated bob Riddle"
"Robert, Il you rlease," said q voice.
"Robert Riddle" repeated the ssc.e.
taty. .s FL a rs
"His nsme's ORidile," said another
voice. 1H p.
"Robert O. Riddle" the Secretary read,
and 80 il stood, till Mr.. O'Riddlo arose
and positively Withdrew. Andrew Nc.
Ginley was aleo named and also with.
drew. Joseph Yshn and John He'll were
pamed but Mr.. He'll declined. Ed Robert.
son, Pater E'b, Semuel Jackswsy, Rein.
hart Groininger and Jacob Dorr com.
pleted the list. &
For delegates to the city convention
Frank Healy, Charlea O'Brian, Robert
O'Ridd!e. Pete Terrell, Joseph Yahu (ds.
clinad), Robert Eitiugham, p. q Mobile
| (which the chairman could not get right
10 save him), William Walt td4clined)
G. Willard Kreiter, Ed Robertson (dc.
ciined) and Charles Smith we're named,
and. no one suggesting anybody else the
nominations we're, on motion OF p. Ferrel!,
ESQ, declared closed. Iz ~
The Chairman asked II there Was any.
thing else before the meeting, and pau sel
Tor arsply. Then Mr.. Robertson arose
and suggested that nothing remained to
be done, unless some gentleman desired
to make a stump speech. !! was i'm.
portant TINT tho Democracy nominate Q
good ticket, especially for Oouncllmen.
II the Republicans carried the next
Council, the people would fiad
the few remaining electivs Offices
placed beyond the reach Of their
ballots, and they would be allowed to vote
for Mayo. and COUNCIL only. Tbs Rspub.
licans in Couucl! were steadily enerosch:
ing on tho rights OF the people and it wsa
clearly the eutv OF the people to stop II
bsiore it goes any further. They would
tfe1e Republicans would-plecs every de.
pastnept OF the CITY government in the
hands OF Board; therefore it WAS oil
vital interest that the Democratic 9srry
the Council. III
This keynote, "War on the Boarda,''
wss received with vigorous applause. E'l,
Then Mr. Boring arose. ii He, too,
thought it Ct tks highest importance that
tho next Council should have Democratic
ma iority. III theee Republicans casry
the next Council. gentlemen, they will &c
and psss ordinances which will DO direct.
ly contrary to the United States Ooustisu.
tlon. So far IS I can understand it they
have discriin;nated-they have ostracissd
| which they had ns right to do clearly
by prohibiting to hold ONCE snder the
city fire department mon which is saiona
Keepers" And ha Looked to MIR. Healy
for corro5o.stion: s.-,s
"'Thst's what" said the lattey. u.s.
"Now," Mr.. Boring went OIL, 1T We eau
just git majority in Council, no odds how
small, We can repeal them there boards;
Certainly We can; Council can most un.
dou6tedly rnde what she has heretofore
did," st ts's-i f-l.h - F&ali5-i
And he sat down am!u thundess Of ap.
plause.
c Somebody wanted to choose q member
OF the City Committee, but Mr.. Ferrelt
informed them that the Convention would
save them this .rouble, and tho meeting
adjourned. .1-s S. .'s.i+ass. !